Mar 02 Watch 4:10 On the ground in Tehran, reporter describes tense and volatile conditions By Amna Nawaz, Sonia Kopelev Special correspondent Reza Sayah is in Tehran and joined Amna Nawaz to report on the latest developments in Iran. Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 9:09 Expert panel breaks down U.S. objectives in Iran war By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn For more perspective on war in Iran, Amna Nawaz spoke with Alan Eyre, Joel Rayburn and Holly Dagres. Eyre was part of the Obama administration's negotiating team for the Iran nuclear deal and is now at the Middle East Institute. Continue watching
Mar 01 Military says 3 U.S. troops killed and 5 others seriously wounded during Iran attacks By Ben Finley, Associated Press Three American service members have been killed and five others seriously wounded during the U.S. attacks on Iran, the military announced Sunday, marking the first American casualties in a major offensive that President Trump said could likely lead to more… Continue reading
Feb 28 Fact-checking statements made by Trump to justify U.S. strikes on Iran By Amy Sherman, PolitiFact President Donald Trump's accusation that Iran is building nuclear weapons that could "soon" reach the U.S. is contradicted by a 2025 federal government assessment that said Iran is years away from the ability to produce long-range missiles. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 6:22 Why the Trump administration is clashing with AI firm Anthropic By William Brangham, Veronica Vela, Dan Sagalyn The clash between Anthropic and the U.S. government escalated with President Trump ordering every federal agency to stop using any of the AI company's products. It came after Anthropic wanted to limit how the Pentagon used one of its AI… Continue watching
Feb 24 U.S. military buildup worries Iranians as last-chance round of talks nears By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press As the United States assembles its greatest military firepower in decades in the Middle East, Iranians are warily awaiting the next round of talks with the U.S. in Geneva this week — negotiations that many see as a last chance for their… Continue reading
Feb 17 U.S. plans to deploy more missile launchers to the Philippines despite China's opposition By Jim Gomez, Associated Press Beijing has repeatedly expressed alarm over the installation in the northern Philippines of a U.S. mid-range missile system called the Typhon in 2024 and of an anti-ship missile launcher last year. It said the U.S. weapons were aimed at containing China’s rise and warned that these… Continue reading
Feb 16 U.S. troops arrive in Nigeria to help train soldiers, country's military says By Dyepkazah Shibayan, Associated Press The arrival followed a request by the Nigerian government to the U.S government for help with training, technical support and intelligence-sharing, the military said in a statement. Continue reading
Feb 09 U.S. military boards sanctioned oil tanker after pursuit from Caribbean to Indian Ocean By Ben Finley, Michael Biesecker, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press Following the U.S. raid to apprehend then-President Nicolás Maduro in early January, several sanctioned tankers fled the Venezuelan coast, including the ship that was boarded in the Indian Ocean overnight. Continue reading
Feb 03 U.S. military says it shot down Iranian drone that 'aggressively' approached an aircraft carrier By Konstantin Toropin, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press A U.S. Navy fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone that was approaching the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, U.S. Central Command said Tuesday, threatening to ramp up tensions as the Trump administration warns of possible military action… Continue reading